book Review 2

title: the house on hope street

author: danielle steel

intro: life was good for Liz and Jack Sutherland. in eighteen years of marriage they had built a family, a successful law practice, and a warm happy home near san francisco, in a house on hope street. but one Christmas morning, in the midst of joy and children's laughter, tragedy strikes- and Liz is left alone, facing painful questions in the face of unbearable loss. how can she go on without her husband, her partner, her best friend?the months pass, and liz finds the strength to return to work and tend to her children. then a devastating accident sends her oldest son to the hospital- and brings a doctor called bill webster into her life. as the long days of summer blend into autumn, a new relationship offers new hope. with the anniversary of her husband's death approaching, liz will face one more crisis before she can look back at a year of mourning and change- and ahead to the beginning of a new life, in the house on hope street.

summary: this book is a story of courage and loss, of the power of the family and the strength of the human soul. when jack is killed by the mad husband of a client liz goes into turmoil for a long time and finds it hard to recover. she cant accept the fact that he's gone forever. she starts to regain her old self back when she realises that her 5 children need her. especially her youngest son who was learning delayed. his innocence made liz realise alot of things and answered some of her questions. when liz met bill webster their relationship started out as normal friends and ended up having more than that. but liz faces opposition from her daughters who think their mom should not marry or date again. only her eldest son supports her. liz faces a decision between family and the love of her life. this book made me realise the value of family and how lucky we are. we should never take anyone for granted. this book displays the emotional process that liz went through when she constantly got reminded of her husband. and when she finally decides it time to let go. her daughters blame it on bill. the journey of liz and how brilliantly she handles each situation makes her a role model mother.this book definitely will make you have an outburst of emotions and brings you into her world of joy and pain. 

Mangala